We often don't understand the full significance of a story until we get to the end.

And that's certainly true in the book of Ruth.

As we'll see today, Ruth Redemption is put in the larger framework of God's

Redemptive purposes. Welcome to the Radical with David Platt

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Well in this message from Ruth Chapter 4, David Platt shows us how Ruth's redemption looks forward to King

David and the Redeemer who would come from David's line.

We're reminded that even in the most difficult times

God will accomplish with saving purposes.

Here's David Platt with a sermon title,

the story of redemption from Ruth Chapter 4. Well, if you have a Bible, and I hope you do, I invite you to open with me to Ruth Chapter 4.

This is a book Chapter 4. Has the Book of Ruth not been incredible?

Just to walk through.

Today we come to the climax of this story, the ending of all endings, the surprise of all surprises.

I think Ruth is kind of like one of those movies by a guy I never can't figure out how to pronounce his last name like M night

Shamalan Shamalan Shamalan I don't know what you pronounce it, but his movies you get to the end and

something happens at the end that causes you to look at the whole picture and say,

wow, I never saw that coming. I could not have imagined. That changes everything.

Makes you want to go back and watch the whole deal over again because now you've got

this new piece of information here well Shamolamalan has nothing on Ruth

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